North-South Expressway Southern Route

Malaysian_expressway_routebox
E--=MES-E|2
E2
Highway concessionaire's
PLUS Expressway Berhad
length-km=315
direction=North→South
start= Sungai Besi,
Selangor
destinations=Kuala Lumpur
Petaling Jaya
Seri Kembangan
Kajang Nilai Seremban
Port Dickson Alor Gajah Ayer Keroh
Melaka Tangkak Muar Yong Peng Batu Pahat Ayer Hitam Simpang Renggam
Kulai Johor Bahru Singapore
end=Johor Bahru, Johor
starting-date=1981
completion-date=1994
interchanges=MES-E|37 AHN-AH|2Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway
MES-E|6North-South Expressway Central Link
JKR|195 Seremban-Bukit Nanas Highway
MES-E|29 JKR|53 Seremban-Port Dickson Highway
JKR|143Lebuh Ayer Keroh
MES-E|3 Second Link Expressway
JKR|1 AHN-AH|2Skudai Highway
JKR|17Pasir Gudang Highway
JKR|3 AHN-AH|18Tebrau Highway
MES-E|14JB Eastern Dispersal Link
Asian Highway Network=AHN-AH|2
(Sungai Besi-Skudai Interchange)
Development Cost=
Number of lanes=4 lanes
Ayer Keroh - Johor Bahru
6 lanes
Sungai Besi - Ayer Keroh
Interchanges=
Toll plazas=
Layby=Fact|date=February 2007
Rest and Service Area=Fact|date=February 2007
Overhead Bridge Restaurant=1
Vista Point=2
Highway tunnels=none
Type of roads=Tarmac
Concrete
(Ayer Keroh-Tangkak stretch)
Toll systems=Closed toll systems
Sungai Besi - Skudai
Opened toll systems
Skudai - Johor Bahru

North-South Expressway (NSE) Southern Route, MES-E|2 AHN-AH|2 is the southern route of the North-South Expressway, which is the longest expressway in Malaysia. It is connected by the MES-E|1, and continues on down south. The expressway is roughly oriented in a north-south direction traversing four states in Peninsular Malaysia; namely Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca and Johor.

Termini

The NSE Southern Route begins in the southern part of Selangor, at Sungai Besi. Its southern terminus is at Johor Bahru, Johor.

Features

Sungai Besi toll plaza has the highest number of toll booths in Malaysia, thus making Sungai Besi toll plaza the widest road in Malaysia with more than 18 lanes (excluding additional toll booths).

Current development

ix-lane widing works

Phase 1: Seremban-Senawang

The 6-lane stretch from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban Interchange MES-EXIT|218 would be expanded to Senawang Interchange MES-EXIT|220. These sections was completed on July 2007

Phase 2: Seremban-Ayer Keroh

Meanwhile, the next phase of these works, Senawang Interchange MES-EXIT|220 would be expanded to Ayer Keroh Interchange MES-EXIT|231. These sections was completed on December 2007.

Toll rates

:"See also Toll rates of the North-South Expressway"

List of key points along NSE Southern Route

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the NSE Southern route. Take note that the exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from North to South.

External links

* [http://www.plus.com.my PLUS Expressway Berhad]
* [http://www.plus.com.my/plusberhad/index.asp PLUS]
* [http://www.llmnet.gov.my Malaysian Highway Authority]